{"id":31220,"date":"2022-05-25T13:23:59","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wdev.pogustgoodhead.com\/193million-payment-to-volkswagen-drivers-agreed-in-uk-settlement\/"},"modified":"2023-05-12T11:31:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T11:31:35","slug":"193million-payment-to-volkswagen-drivers-agreed-in-uk-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wdev.pogustgoodhead.com\/us\/193million-payment-to-volkswagen-drivers-agreed-in-uk-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a3193million payment to Volkswagen drivers agreed in UK settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PGMBM has announced today an out of court settlement agreement on behalf of our Claimants with the Volkswagen Group in the Volkswagen NOx Emissions Group Litigation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Volkswagen Group have made a payment totalling \u00a3193million to circa 91,000 Claimants in the action.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Volkswagen Group<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The claims first became public in 2015 in respect of the two-mode software installed in certain Volkswagen Group vehicles with EA189 diesel engines.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The agreed settlement resolves the claims that were being brought against various Volkswagen Group and dealer entities in that group action in England &amp; Wales.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>VW Settlement<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">PGMBM represented over 15,000 Claimants. A separate contribution is being made by the Volkswagen Group towards the claimants\u2019 legal costs and other fees.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pgmbmv2dev.wpengine.com\/people\">Tony Winterburn<\/a>, a Partner and Head of Consumer Protection Litigation at PGMBM, commented&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201c<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This is a good day for the Claimants and is the culmination of five years of hard-fought litigation.<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>My Diesel Claim<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Currently, over 600,000 drivers have signed up to PGMBM&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/pgmbmv2dev.wpengine.com\/pgmbm-launches-mydieselclaim-com-to-support-those-impacted-by-dieselgate\/\">My Diesel Claim Campaign<\/a>. However, with<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> an estimated 8.5 million diesel vehicles still on UK roads, the fight for justice and cleaner air is far from over.\u202f\u202f\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The settlement agreement concludes claims against all Volkswagen vehicles with an EA189 engine registered between 2008 and 2015. However, PGMBM is still investigating claims against the Volkswagen Group for their 2009 &#8211; 2020 vehicles.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">If you think your VW, Audi, Porsche, Seat, or Skoda might be involved, you can use our free eligibility checker at <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/mydieselclaim.com\/?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=web_article&amp;utm_id=settlement\">MyDieselClaim.com<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span 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